International Treaties Signed
George W. Bush signed several international treaties, including but not limited to:
- SORT (2002) – better known as the Moscow Treaty, the United States and Russia agreed to limit their nuclear arsenal to 1700–2200 operationally deployed warheads each.
- Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (2001)
- International Cooperation on Computer Crimes (2001)
- Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict (2000)
- Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Pornography (2000)
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